montesada
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'71 Routed Deluxe, modified in the '70s with '72 DiMarzio SDs, phase switch, ground lift (I think...) switch, pat pend Grovers, and a weird brass "sustain plate", and gold hardware. Today I cleaned off 40+ years of dirt, removed the plate to find a couple minor cracks, (stable and unrepaired, not open, with original finish still on)
Sounds and plays like a million bucks. I think it sustains more without the plate...
I bought it from the original owner in a strange sketchy-sounding deal involving a pawn-shop and paying up front before seeing the guitar, that turned out to be legit.:hmm
The ad sounded like a scam, but I did my homework and then took a chance after meeting the guy at his home.
Happy ending!:slub
Sounds and plays like a million bucks. I think it sustains more without the plate...
I bought it from the original owner in a strange sketchy-sounding deal involving a pawn-shop and paying up front before seeing the guitar, that turned out to be legit.:hmm
The ad sounded like a scam, but I did my homework and then took a chance after meeting the guy at his home.
Happy ending!:slub